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'''Colm Ó Clúbhán''' (1954 - March 1989), also known as '''Colm Clifford''', was an Irish playwright, author, and [[LGBT movements|LGBT rights activist]].<ref>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/abroad/an-irish-fighter-who-was-out-on-the-streets-and-insisting-on-his-right-to-be-gay-1.4666105</ref> |
'''Colm Ó Clúbhán''' (1954 - March 1989), also known as '''Colm Clifford''', was an Irish playwright, author, and [[LGBT movements|LGBT rights activist]].<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/abroad/an-irish-fighter-who-was-out-on-the-streets-and-insisting-on-his-right-to-be-gay-1.4666105|title=An Irish fighter who ‘was out on the streets and insisting on his right to be gay’|first=Maurice J.|last=Casey|website=The Irish Times}}</ref> |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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Ó Clúbhán was born in [[Dublin]] in 1954. His mother was Sheila Marie Eady and his father was the poet and playwright [[Sigerson Clifford]], both from [[County Cork]]. Ó Clúbhán is the Irish form of the name Clifford.<ref |
Ó Clúbhán was born in [[Dublin]] in 1954. His mother was Sheila Marie Eady and his father was the poet and playwright [[Sigerson Clifford]], both from [[County Cork]]. Ó Clúbhán is the Irish form of the name Clifford.<ref name="auto2"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://notices.irishtimes.com/death/clifford-sheila/53204931?s_source=itir|title=CLIFFORD, Sheila : Death notice - Irish Times Family Notices - Ireland|website=notices.irishtimes.com}}</ref> Ó Clúbhán had four brothers and two sisters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dib.ie/biography/clifford-sigerson-a1751|title=Clifford, Sigerson | Dictionary of Irish Biography|website=www.dib.ie}}</ref> |
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Ó Clúbhán emigrated to London in 1973.<ref>https://breac.nd.edu/articles/cuckoos-or-a-natural-history-of-the-gay-child/</ref> He later moved to [[Barcelona]], [[Spain]], for several years to teach English before returning to London in the mid-1980s where he remained until his death.<ref>https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/bsfm-sijis/article/view/11754/11399</ref> |
Ó Clúbhán emigrated to London in 1973.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://breac.nd.edu/articles/cuckoos-or-a-natural-history-of-the-gay-child/|title=Cuckoos, or a Natural History of the Gay Child // Articles // breac // University of Notre Dame|website=breac.nd.edu}}</ref> He later moved to [[Barcelona]], [[Spain]], for several years to teach English before returning to London in the mid-1980s where he remained until his death.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/bsfm-sijis/article/view/11754/11399|title=View of Rainbow Crossings: Gay Irish Migrants and LGBT Politics in 1980s London | Studi irlandesi. A Journal of Irish Studies|website=oajournals.fupress.net}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Ó Clúbhán was a founding member of the London [[agitprop]] ''Brixton Faeries'' gay theatre group based in [[Railton Road]]. His poems and plays focused on queer migrants, identity, and loneliness. He won the [[Hennessy#Hennessy_Literary_Awards|1986 Hennessy Literary Award]] for ''Flood''.<ref |
Ó Clúbhán was a founding member of the London [[agitprop]] ''Brixton Faeries'' gay theatre group based in [[Railton Road]]. His poems and plays focused on queer migrants, identity, and loneliness. He won the [[Hennessy#Hennessy_Literary_Awards|1986 Hennessy Literary Award]] for ''Flood''.<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto2"/> His first play, ''Friends of Rio Rita'' took its title from the [[LGBT slang]] term [[Friend of Dorothy]] and the [[drag queen]] ''Rio Rita'' in [[Brendan Behan]]'s play [[The Hostage (play)|The Hostage]] who Ó Clúbhán described as “probably the only gay character I know of in Irish drama”. It was first performed at the [[Ovalhouse|Oval House Theatre]].<ref>https://skemman.is/bitstream/1946/37116/2/Maria%20Rosaria%20Coda%20MA%20Essay%20October%202020.pdf</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.ie/books?id=vOJmDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA176&lpg=PA176&dq=%22colm+clifford%22+playwright&source=bl&ots=ftYpFJbwbX&sig=ACfU3U3AQtoidRu3RZPbtN6Y9lwrY-4jHw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi09qaHlvPyAhUVilwKHd0lD4wQ6AF6BAgLEAM#v=onepage&q=%22colm+clifford%22+playwright&f=false|title=Representations of Loss in Irish Literature|first1=Deirdre|last1=Flynn|first2=Eugene|last2=O'Brien|date=July 30, 2018|publisher=Springer|via=Google Books}}</ref> |
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Many of his works were not published and have been lost, but some have been rediscovered in the [[Hall–Carpenter Archives]] and examined decades after his death. [[Ed Madden|Professor Ed Madden]] of the [[University of South Carolina]] has carried out detailed research on Ó Clúbhán's works and hosted a [[Boston College|Boston College Ireland]] symposium on Ó Clúbhán in 2017.<ref>https://www.bc.edu/content/dam/files/centers/irish/irishstudies/pdf/Irish%20Studies%20FA17_FINAL_v3.pdf</ref> |
Many of his works were not published and have been lost, but some have been rediscovered in the [[Hall–Carpenter Archives]] and examined decades after his death. [[Ed Madden|Professor Ed Madden]] of the [[University of South Carolina]] has carried out detailed research on Ó Clúbhán's works and hosted a [[Boston College|Boston College Ireland]] symposium on Ó Clúbhán in 2017.<ref name="auto3">https://www.bc.edu/content/dam/files/centers/irish/irishstudies/pdf/Irish%20Studies%20FA17_FINAL_v3.pdf</ref> |
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==Plays== |
==Plays== |
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* ''Rip the World Open'' - 1988<ref |
* ''Rip the World Open'' - 1988<ref name="auto3"/> |
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* ''Reasons for Staying'' - 1986<ref name="auto">{{Cite book|url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78550-9_10|title=Representations of Loss in Irish Literature|first=Ed|last=Madden|editor-first1=Deirdre|editor-last1=Flynn|editor-first2=Eugene|editor-last2=O'Brien|date=September 10, 2018|publisher=Springer International Publishing|pages=175–195|via=Springer Link|doi=10.1007/978-3-319-78550-9_10}}</ref> |
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* ''Reasons for Staying'' - 1986<ref>https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-319-78550-9_10</ref> |
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* ''Friends of Rio Rita'' - 1985<ref |
* ''Friends of Rio Rita'' - 1985<ref name="auto"/> |
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==Death== |
==Death== |
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Ó Clúbhán died of [[HIV/AIDS]] in March 1989 at the age of 34 or 35.<ref |
Ó Clúbhán died of [[HIV/AIDS]] in March 1989 at the age of 34 or 35.<ref name="auto2"/> |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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Revision as of 01:53, 10 September 2021
Colm Ó Clúbhán | |
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| Born | 1954 |
| Died | March 1989 |
| Nationality | Irish |
Colm Ó Clúbhán (1954 - March 1989), also known as Colm Clifford, was an Irish playwright, author, and LGBT rights activist.[1]
Background
Ó Clúbhán was born in Dublin in 1954. His mother was Sheila Marie Eady and his father was the poet and playwright Sigerson Clifford, both from County Cork. Ó Clúbhán is the Irish form of the name Clifford.[1][2] Ó Clúbhán had four brothers and two sisters.[3]
Ó Clúbhán emigrated to London in 1973.[4] He later moved to Barcelona, Spain, for several years to teach English before returning to London in the mid-1980s where he remained until his death.[5]
Career
Ó Clúbhán was a founding member of the London agitprop Brixton Faeries gay theatre group based in Railton Road. His poems and plays focused on queer migrants, identity, and loneliness. He won the 1986 Hennessy Literary Award for Flood.[5][1] His first play, Friends of Rio Rita took its title from the LGBT slang term Friend of Dorothy and the drag queen Rio Rita in Brendan Behan's play The Hostage who Ó Clúbhán described as “probably the only gay character I know of in Irish drama”. It was first performed at the Oval House Theatre.[6][7]
Many of his works were not published and have been lost, but some have been rediscovered in the Hall–Carpenter Archives and examined decades after his death. Professor Ed Madden of the University of South Carolina has carried out detailed research on Ó Clúbhán's works and hosted a Boston College Ireland symposium on Ó Clúbhán in 2017.[8]
Plays
Death
Ó Clúbhán died of HIV/AIDS in March 1989 at the age of 34 or 35.[1]
External links
References
- ^ a b c d Casey, Maurice J. "An Irish fighter who 'was out on the streets and insisting on his right to be gay'". The Irish Times.
- ^ "CLIFFORD, Sheila : Death notice - Irish Times Family Notices - Ireland". notices.irishtimes.com.
- ^ "Clifford, Sigerson | Dictionary of Irish Biography". www.dib.ie.
- ^ "Cuckoos, or a Natural History of the Gay Child // Articles // breac // University of Notre Dame". breac.nd.edu.
- ^ a b "View of Rainbow Crossings: Gay Irish Migrants and LGBT Politics in 1980s London | Studi irlandesi. A Journal of Irish Studies". oajournals.fupress.net.
- ^ https://skemman.is/bitstream/1946/37116/2/Maria%20Rosaria%20Coda%20MA%20Essay%20October%202020.pdf
- ^ Flynn, Deirdre; O'Brien, Eugene (July 30, 2018). "Representations of Loss in Irish Literature". Springer – via Google Books.
- ^ a b https://www.bc.edu/content/dam/files/centers/irish/irishstudies/pdf/Irish%20Studies%20FA17_FINAL_v3.pdf
- ^ a b Madden, Ed (September 10, 2018). Flynn, Deirdre; O'Brien, Eugene (eds.). Representations of Loss in Irish Literature. Springer International Publishing. pp. 175–195. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-78550-9_10 – via Springer Link.